Historical figures in 1884
The atlas holds 29 people and 40 moments here, in 1884. The most recorded lives are Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde and Harry S. Truman. Among them Writers, Jurists and Political Leaders.
Notable people
Alfred Deakin
in 1884
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Australian barrister, journalist, federation advocate and Australia’s second prime minister.…
Camille Pissarro
in 1884
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Danish-French painter and a central figure in Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Born in Charlotte Amalie on Saint Thomas, Pissarro studied in…
Eleanor Roosevelt
in 1884
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American political figure, diplomat, activist, and First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945.…
Émile Zola
in 1884
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French novelist, journalist, and leading naturalist writer. Born in Paris, Zola spent formative years in Aix-en-Provence before returning to Paris;…
Grover Cleveland
in 1884
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Stephen Grover Cleveland was an American lawyer and Democratic politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States.…
Harriet Beecher Stowe
in 1884
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American author and abolitionist best known for Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her documented life included formative years in Connecticut, a long residence in…
Harry S. Truman
in 1884
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Harry S. Truman (1884–1972) was the 33rd president of the United States, serving from 1945 to 1953.…
Henrik Ibsen
in 1884
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Norwegian playwright and poet whose career took him from Telemark and coastal Norway to theatre work in Bergen and Christiania, then to long…
H. G. Wells
in 1884
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Herbert George Wells was an English novelist, journalist, historian, teacher, and social critic.…
Hideki Tojo
in 1884
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Japanese Imperial Army officer and politician who served as Japan's prime minister from 1941 to 1944.…
Johannes Brahms
in 1884
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German composer, pianist, and conductor of the Romantic period. Born in Hamburg, Brahms developed as a performer there before touring Central Europe,…
José Rizal
in 1884
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Filipino nationalist, writer, physician, and polymath whose reform advocacy, novels, exile, trial, and execution made him a central figure in…
Jules Verne
in 1884
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French novelist, playwright, and poet whose documented life included residences and work in Nantes, Paris, Amiens, Auteuil, and Le Crotoy, together…
Liliʻuokalani
in 1884
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Liliʻuokalani was the last sovereign monarch of the Hawaiian Kingdom, reigning from January 29, 1891, until the overthrow of the monarchy on January…
Mark Twain
in 1884
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Samuel Langhorne Clemens, known as Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, journalist, lecturer, riverboat pilot, and traveler.…
Maxim Gorky
in 1884
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Aleksey Maksimovich Peshkov, known as Maxim Gorky, was a Russian and Soviet writer, journalist, publisher, and political activist.…
Mikhail Vrubel
in 1884
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Russian painter, draughtsman, sculptor, ceramic artist, and theatrical designer associated with Symbolism and Russian Art Nouveau.…
Nikola Tesla
in 1884
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Serbian-American engineer and inventor best known for foundational work on alternating-current power systems, the induction motor, high-frequency…
Oscar Wilde
in 1884
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Irish author, poet, playwright, critic, and leading figure in late nineteenth-century aestheticism.…
Otto von Bismarck
in 1884
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Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian and German statesman, diplomat, and the first chancellor of the German Empire.…
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
in 1884
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Russian Romantic composer whose career ranged from civil-service work and conservatory teaching in Saint Petersburg and Moscow to international…
Rajendra Prasad
in 1884
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Indian lawyer, independence leader, journalist and statesman who became the first President of India, serving from 1950 to 1962.…
Sri Aurobindo
in 1884
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Sri Aurobindo (Aurobindo Ghose) was an Indian nationalist, philosopher, poet, and yogi. His documented movements run from childhood in Bengal and…
Sun Yat-sen
in 1884
2 moments here
Chinese physician, revolutionary, and political thinker who founded the Republic of China and the Kuomintang.…
Moments
- 1884 Final departure from Mandarin Harriet Beecher Stowe
- 1884 Infancy near Harrisonville Harry S. Truman
- 1884 Rome visit from Christopher Paus Henrik Ibsen
- 1884 Student at the Normal School of Science H. G. Wells
- 1884 Summer residence while composing Fourth Symphony Johannes Brahms
- 1884 Second visit to Kalaupapa Liliʻuokalani
- 1884 Reading-tour appearance in Toronto Mark Twain
- 1884 Move to Kazan Maxim Gorky
- 1884 Arrival for St. Cyril's restoration Mikhail Vrubel
- 1884 Lecture at the Gaiety Theatre Oscar Wilde
- 1884 Wilde family home at Tite Street Oscar Wilde
- 1884 Residence at Shepherd's Bush Sri Aurobindo
- 1884 Elkhorn Ranch in the Badlands Theodore Roosevelt
- 1884 Republican National Convention appearance Theodore Roosevelt
- 1884 Republican National Convention visit Warren G. Harding
- 1884 Republican National Convention delegate William McKinley
- 1884 Investigation of the Anzin coalfield Émile Zola
- 1884 Third Symphony premiere Johannes Brahms
- 1884 Audience with Alexander III Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
- 1884 Mickle Street home Walt Whitman
- 1884 Settlement at Éragny-sur-Epte Camille Pissarro
- 1884 Government Central School attendance Sun Yat-sen
- 1884 Birth in Lamar Harry S. Truman
- 1884 Marriage at St James's Church Oscar Wilde
- 1884 Baptism in Hong Kong Sun Yat-sen
- 1884 Toast for Luna and Hidalgo José Rizal
- 1884 Emigration and Edison Machine Works Nikola Tesla
- 1884 Private audience with Pope Leo XIII Jules Verne
- 1884 Last public appearance Ulysses S. Grant
- 1884 St Paul's School in London Sri Aurobindo
- 1884 Birth in Manhattan Eleanor Roosevelt
- 1884 Governor's-office correspondence during presidential campaign Grover Cleveland
- 1884 Berlin Conference plenipotentiary Otto von Bismarck
- 1884 Irrigation fact-finding tour Alfred Deakin
- 1884 Birth in Kōjimachi Hideki Tojo
- 1884 Twain–Cable tour reaches Adams Mark Twain
- 1884 Twain–Cable tour reaches Ann Arbor Mark Twain
- 1884 Twain–Cable tour reaches Buffalo Mark Twain
- 1884 Twain–Cable tour reaches Pittsburgh Mark Twain
- 1884 Birth at Ziradei Rajendra Prasad